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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: ghonchen@live.fr
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 01:11:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear one,

Dear one,

I am so sorry if I may interrupt or violate any of your policy; actually I am contacting you for a favour.
First and foremost and brief self introduction, my name is Miss Firuza Ghochen, 20years old girl, and the only survival of my late parents Mr and Mrs Ghonchen Medhi. My father was a highly reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days, It
is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in Saudi Arabia during one of his business trips abroad on 21st December 2007.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected by one of his brother who accompanied him on that Trip, But God knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 12 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my Father on December21th 2007 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he has the sum of Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars.(USD$8.5.000 000) left in one Prime Bank here in Abidjan. And he made the secretary to understand that it was because of this wealth that makes his Brothers to be against him.

That I should seek for a foreign partner abroad, who will help me get the money transferred to his/her country, and also to travel along with him or her because my life is in danger as soon as his Brothers find out about the money, My dear, I am just 20 years old and a Secondary School Level and
really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs, as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. Coupled that I have been chased out of my Fathers House, all because I don稚 want to tell his Brothers any thing about my Fathers Wealth which
they have plan to take over from me all because I am still a small girl,

My dearest one, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded, I want you to assist me get this money transferred your account, as soon as you received it, You will now make an arrangement for me to come over to your
Country in other to continue my Education and also to invest that money into Business relationship with you,

I will be waiting for your urgent reply and also to know how much you will like to be your own % after the success in getting the money transferred to you in your Country, Please my dear, if you find this mail offensive, please ignore it and accept my apology, Thanks once again, and may God
almighty bless you and your Family, kindly get back to me as soon as you read this message, so that I will send to you all the documents which was sign by my late Father, on the day he made this deposit, including the contact of the Bank, so that you can contact them on how this transfer will be
made to your account.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me?
2. Can I completely trust you?

If the above question is yes and I see your desire to assist me, I will offer 30% of the total sum.

Please do respond immediately you receive this mail for more information.

My Best Regards
Miss Firuza Ghonchen






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